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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Introducing Conditional Statements

Posted by Ben Mohammad
Ben Mohammad
5,659 Points

'Javascript'

runs the prompt and the alert but it wont let me pass. Why??

app.js 
var answer = prompt("What is the best programming  language?");
if (answer === 'Javascript') {
alert('You are correct')
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

'JavaScript' - comparison is case sensitive.

Ben Mohammad
Ben Mohammad
5,659 Points

Thanks Si, much appreciated!